They're only +135 against an inferior Crystal Palace squad who have
n't won in the league since early December.
Southampton, meanwhile, are in the relegation zone in eighteenth and haven't
won in the league since early February, although they have been winning in the FA Cup.
At the end of last month, the Hammers put an end to a dismal run of results which had seen them go eight matches
without winning in the league by beating fellow struggler's Wigan at home, however, the West Ham of old quickly made an appearance and results have declined once more.
It feels like groundhog day in Manchester, as neither side in the Premier League (meaning City nor United) have
won in the league at home since September.
Arsene Wenger was delighted with his side after they clinched an eighth
straight win in the league after beating second from bottom Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday evening.
Alex McLeish's Birmingham, meanwhile, handed their ailing survival cause a massive boost with their
first win in the league for five games.
Southampton's last
home win in the league against the Red Devils was back in August 2003, so it's been a while for them.
With just 30 games remaining in the season, oddsmakers have finally accepted the possibility that the Warriors may overtake the 1995 - 96 Chicago Bulls (72 - 10) for the most regular
season wins in league history.
Napoli head into the clash against Empoli on the back of 5
successive wins in the league which have seen them plunder 17 goals past opposition defences.
It is a bit of a lottery though but an early
win in the League Cup will give us a boost in our fight for the other trophies.
This incredible performance helped guide the Golden State Warriors to the most regular season
wins in league history, and Curry is poised to become the first unanimous MVP in league history.
Moving further up north we have Wigan Athletic entertaining Aston Villa at the DW Stadium, with the Latics eager to bolster their relegation hopes with their first
win in the league in five matches and, should Wigan succeed in doing so, would then drag the Villains right back into this blanket scrap for survival.
Tottenham have improved to back to back
wins in the league after their victory over Stoke last weekend and over Brighton in midweek.
Olympiakos had a big win as well, so our match with them will be very interesting both of us coming off big wins in our League matches
but we know
talent wins in the league more than anything else, and if you have someone guys like, someone guys will play hard for, someone who guys want around because they know it'll mean good things for their career, then that's a big part of getting to a good place
The German's have not had an upturn in form domestically and remain without a
single win in the league thus far, and we will not be travelling with charity in mind as we look to cement our place in first with a match still to play.
United spent unbelievable amount of money to get themselves back on track and 5 straight
wins in the league see them third.
They are also eyeing up their third straight
win in the league as well after having beaten Newcastle and Southampton in their last two games.
Norwich have only posted a W2 D3 L8 record in their last thirteen games across all competitions, but if you look at their home form, it's not so bad really with a lot of
wins in the league posted at Carrow Road.
On the other hand, their away form has been excellent and has given them their two
wins in the league with victories at Newcastle (2 - 0) on the opening weekend, and at Everton (3 - 0).
After wrapping up a dreadful October with a 1 - 3 loss to Liverpool at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea have managed just one
win in the league through November and December thus far, with losses to Bournemouth and Stoke City — neither of whom are top - 10 teams.
It certainly seems as though they like to go for it in the Cup games and are finding it tougher to
win in the League where sides are happy to come to Anfield and go away with a point.
Reading's «impact sub» could be called upon again on Saturday as goals are bound to be at a premium against a Stoke side who have
not won in the league since Boxing Day and who have failed to find the net 10 times this season, scoring a meagre 24 in total.
Hammers boss Avram Grant has overseen just one league win since taking over the reins in the summer, while Latics manager Roberto Martinez hasn't celebrated an away
win in the league since his team stunned Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane way back in August, going the last five away matches without a win.
City could also be in with a chance of overtaking Chelsea for successive
away wins in the league, with Guardiola's side currently on eight and the reigning Premier League champions on 11.
The home team are in fine form and are favourites against Spurs, who are too in pretty good form, coming in the match, off the back of
consecutive wins in the league and also, finishing top of their challenging group in the Champions League.
He said: «There's been games when we've had an incredible atmosphere, like Leicester (a 1 - 1 draw), like Huddersfield (a 2 - 0 win), like Chelsea (a 1 - 0 win in the Premier League, a 2 - 1
win in the League Cup).
This home victory was Aston Villa's last and currently stands as the last time Aston Villa have
won in the league at Villa Park.